Irish Mountain
Running Association

Djouce -The Ayling Abyss

Authors

Mikey Fry

The beast

Running down to start which was race route last week boom no reg just go go go not to fast this time I think I took the lead on the first bend for fun and pasted very quickly after and rightly so Derek Matt pete warren and more pushed on hard then the usual guys farting around jumping across steam up lovely section onto fire road pasted water fall up onto forest Dan was placing trees all over the place so we wouldn’t go wrong Ben ahead doing the usual out onto fire road left then right past all man lawlor over fence left onto wickow way up that horrible slog up djouce Bernad pasted me somewhere good to see him myself and Stephen had a run walk battle up to djouce right pasted Paul directing saying I was 13th ran for a bit then into a heavy power walk mr Mahon passes me running slowly eventually I get him walking still in front of me get to the top and we both stupidly race for the top I’ll just say Paul won cause he’s older then me but we both know it was me then it’s was the old down hill what’s that you say run as fast as you can down and I tired passing which was nice eventually came up to pòl and Ben pasted pòl and then Ben but Ben being Ben didn’t like that so past me again st the flatter bit at the bottom came to to style Ben went over I hurdlered the rocks he pasted me again I waited till he didn’t like the footing and went past again right turn down lovely section slight up hill boom left down beautiful bit I pulled away from Ben then down the abyss went very hard pasted Gareth who doesn’t like those bits flu down feet on fire hit the lower part was wrecked nearing the river Gareth flu by me at about 100 mph make me look like a duck swimming backwards through the stream up slightly then right turn was very tired strong power hike Paul pasted me on this left turn onto last fire road to finish I could see Ben behind I went up towards Paul and thought I’ll try and sprint last bit and managed to past him over the line boom fell to the floor wrecked lovely can of 7up at finish thank you…walked then Ben make me run to the car changed down to plucks tucked into nice greesy food won some socks in raffle no chocolate left thanks to Dan and helpers for an amazing tough race probably one of the toughest Leinster leagues…mikey